Posted on January 15, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Court Upholds BIA Reversal of IJ Grant of CAT Deferral to Domestic Violence Victim
The First Circuit denied the petition for review and held the BIA correctly found the petitioner was unable to prove that the Dominican government acquiesced in her domestic abuse. Thus, the petitioner failed to meet the CAT definition of “torture” mandated for deferral of removal.
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Posted on January 15, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
DOL posted an update on H‑2B processing, including information on how date and time stamps were assigned and why some users continued to see an outage banner after the iCERT system was restored on January 7, 2019.
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Posted on January 7, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS announced the transfer of certain Forms I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, from the Vermont Service Center to the Texas Service Center.
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Posted on January 7, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS announced that, effective immediately, the categorical Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) parole programs are terminated. The notice states that after any parole authorized through these programs expires, USCIS will not renew that parole. Current parolees who have requested an extension of parole from USCIS will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and if approved, will receive a letter granting an additional 180-days transitional parole.
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Posted on January 7, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The Department of Labor’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) reminds employers and other interested stakeholders that H-2B Applications for Temporary Employment Certification, Form ETA-9142B, with April 1, 2019, start dates may be filed no earlier than January 1, 2019 at 12:00:00.000 a.m. Eastern Time
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Posted on January 7, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS published a proposed rule earlier this month that would require petitioners planning to file H‑1B cap-subject petitions to register electronically ahead of the annual H-1B lottery
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Posted on January 7, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
CBS News reports that the partial federal government shutdown has closed most immigration courts. AILA Associate Director of Government Relations Kate Voigt said, “Holding the government hostage for a border wall isn’t going to do anything to make the country safer, but it will make the immigration courts worse.” The Washington PostEditorial Board noted the irony of “a president who conjures migrant no-shows in courts manag[ing] to close the courts entirely.
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Posted on January 7, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
DOL announced that the iCERT system is experiencing an outage due to the unprecedented demand for H‑2B certifications received within the first five minutes of the semi-annual H‑2B certification process, which opened on January 1, 2019, at 12:00 am (ET). DOL stated it is working diligently to resolve the issue and will give at least 24 hours’ notice before the iCERT system is reopened. DOL will provide another update tomorrow
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Posted on January 7, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The Associated Press reports on the increase in denials of applications for special immigrant juvenile status following USCIS’s change to how it handles cases involving immigrant children who turned 18 before their paperwork had been completed. Lawsuits have been filed in New York and California to challenge the policy change and denials.
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Posted on January 7, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker announced that in light of the lapse in appropriations, he is suspending the briefing schedules for Matter of Castillo-Perez and Matter of L–E–A–, two cases that he referred to himself for review. New briefing schedules will be set when DOJ and DHS receive funding permitting them to resume normal operations. In both cases, under the new briefing schedules, briefs from amici will be due no earlier than February 1, 2019.
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